The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1887-02-05
+. n. GRAY,
Editor and Proprietor.
SATURDAY, FEB 5, 1887.
,JUTE AND RAMIE.

The following letter with the &C
c. mpanying fable Of estimates were
kindly furnished us for publication
this week by Adder mana. Zrrng"r,
TO whom they we're addressed. We
invite the careful considerable Of
the readears of HOUMA COURIER
to this important subject, and trust
a. we believe, many will become
benefciaries through the facts set
forth :
Yours of January 90 to hand, also
several other letters from parties
there, who desire to cultivate Jute
and Ramie. We are ready TO res
ceive application foe n machine at
or around HOuma, but it is re-
Ouested that RAMIE has to be
planted also ; because it will ena-
ble the parties who work Our ma
chimes, to operate the same from to
6 months during 4 year. Also has
20 be stated, that ramie Twill prove
more profitable as jute-only the
ffrSt expenses are a drawback In
the culture. Should not II plan
ter desire the whole amount necPs~
SaTy TO secure a machine 100000
roOts) several planters In the neigh
borhOod should go together and
secure this gamUunt and distribute
then amongst themselves. ID'
closed please find a contract and
s.atementiu regard tothe necessary
capital and pEoa4 BY enaratas
of our decorticatTrs.
Will you be kind enough and
show 1t to any persons who feel All
interest ia this new enterprise
The Ramie roots should be ordered
At once, so as to have at least two
cuts of stalks this year. First cut
June, then decorticatiOn of the jnte
stalks, aud a. last the second cut Of
ranie stalks in September.
So far | have contracted one ma
chine to John Christ aud VIM. Ritter,
near TerrebOnne-in case they
shOpld plant the required ramie-
roots too.
We do not deliver any machine,
without the amount ramIe roots is
cultivated as setfOrth.
Should it be accomplished, that
OneofOur machine be operated there, |
thousands of people will visit
it, to see the operation ; there
fore the .enterprising citizens of
Hou,na should do all they can to
assist aud encourage. Next Year and
coming years Honma will be main
shipping poiutsOt jute, ramie and
other hbres. Maybe a manufactur-
ing place for rope and paper.
AS 1t is very late IN the season,
We have to know as soon az posi-
BILE, what the people there propose
to do this Spring, as other places
areanxiOus tOIhave machines too, but
we consider to pat only two ma
chimes in the South West of Louisi-
ana. The RamIe roots, as state
ment shows, win cost you $3.50
t230O0) cash OH order. they are
still 10 the ground and it takes
several days to dig them out. The
Jute seed shall be delivered any
time after the first of March.
Would be very glad if HOuma
could secure a machine, and make
that nice little place alive again, as
1t should be.
Respectfully Yours,
p. ~LANGHAMMER. F.,
99S BarOnne ST., New Orleans, La.
WE WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING ,
CONTRACT: ,
You have to plant from 40 TO 80 i
acres in jute aud put in at least 90. I
100 ramie roots Zone acte.) ,
One acre r"q!ires 124 pou 1ds c
ute seeh 50-625 pounds at 20 {
SI25 Oes
10000 ramie rOOtsat $I5, $500 90 a
The ramie roots must DO ordered $
nd planted at once. a
The iutS seed should be planted d
20 pounds about April 10Th to 20 h y
rs pounds. May lst rs ronnds, o